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A New Approach to Paranormal Research

A Network vs. a Board of Directors

We at the Anomaly Response Network (ARN) appreciate the work that has been done in the past by paranormal researchers and investigators working under the direction of endless boards and committees. However, a common misconception about science is that scientists often come together and make votes in order to come to a consensus about matters in science through some sort of democratic system. This is simply untrue.

Science is about objective results that can be reproduced when the same rigorous methods are applied under the same conditions by unrelated third parties. It also encompasses the discovery of new phenomena and species and their behavioral patterns through direct observation, the postulation of hypotheses and theories to account for these behaviors, and experiments to test these hypotheses. Personal belief systems and consensus votes have no place here.

It is with this definition of science in mind that the Anomaly Response Network attempts to bring together the world's foremost volunteer researchers to investigate the phenomena that science has yet to be able to thoroughly explain.

Mission and Goals

ARN's mission is to bring together researchers, investigators, scientists and analysts from a variety of fields that have long been performing their high-quality studies independently of each other. Within each field this independent work has often fostered an ego competition between these investigators and between the organizations they represent, leading to the scattering and hoarding of data that could help explain anomalies. ARN postulates that the lack of correlation studies between the phenomena studied in each individual field could be the key in identifying causal relationships.

ARN's goal is to objectively study all forms of unusual phenomena through the collection of first hand reports, the field investigation of these reports, and the computerized analysis of such data. In order to accomplish this goal and present a united effort to mainstream scientists, ARN facilitates communication between its network of affiliated research organizations. It is only through the sharing of data between these independent researchers and organizations that anything will be one day solved.

Current Projects

Paranormal Occurrences Database (POD) - A searchable database of anomaly sightings.
ARN Training Manual - An open source paranormal investigator's training manual. Currently on version 1.4. Reviewed and praised by famed UFO investigators Kenny Young and Jerry Black.
Kenny Young Archives (KYA) - Kenny Young's legacy is now in our hands to share with the world. His life's work is available on this updated version of his 2004 website.
Abductee Video Monitoring (AVM) - A system that will be able to securely monitor abductees within their homes. The goal of the AVM project is to capture evidence of abductees being taken or visited by anomalous entities.
Stringfield Number Project - Much like the Erdos number in the field of mathematics, this project studies research collaboration among ufologists.

Classification and Donations

The Anomaly Response Network is a de-centralized network of independent investigators working in unison to resolve the mysteries of science. We are not a 501(c)3 and you will not receive a tax exemption for donating resources to any of our investigators. However, our investigators do appreciate these donations since they help them in their studies. The most commonly requested donations are equipment in the form of meters, cameras, computers and audio recording devices. It is up to any investigator receiving a donation to follow tax laws in his or her place of residence regarding such donations.

History of the Anomaly Response Network

The Anomaly Response Network (ARN) began in the fall of 2001 as the Northern Kentucky Paranormal Youth Group (NKYPYG). As its members grew into adults and the focus of the group changed, it was decided that a change in name was warranted. In the summer of 2004, the website URL changed from ufounderground.net to anomalyresponse.org and the Paranormal Occurrences Database project was started.

ARN is currently affiliated with Southern Ohio/Alabama Alien Abduction Research (SOAAR/SAAAR) and The Kenny Young Archives as well as a number of other paranormal groups. You can find a full list under "Network Affiliates" on the side menu of our website.

Although ARN is a de-centralized network, most projects are based out of Covington, Kentucky with affiliated investigators in Ohio and Indiana (the "Tri-State") as well as Illinois, Michigan, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. A map of our Network Coverage area can also be found on the side menu of our website.

ARN has investigated several claims of ghost activity in the Cincinnati Metro area including Bobby Mackie's Music World (Wilder, KY) and the Golden Lamb Inn (Lebanon, OH) as well as numerous private residences and public places. It has also investigated UFO and Bigfoot claims in the same area.

ARN maintains the websites of SOAAR, the Kenny Young Archives, and SCMUFON.

Staff

Sean Feeney is a student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana where he majors in Software Engineering and minors in Political Science. He is currently studying abroad in the International Computer Science and Engineering Program (ICEP) at Fachhochschule Ulm, The University of Applied Sciences, Ulm, Germany. He graduated with honors from Holmes High School in Covington, Kentucky in 2005.

His lifelong interest in the paranormal led him to join the Kentucky Mutual UFO Network (KYMUFON) in 2000. After joining MUFON, Sean began to notice a disturbing trend in paranormal organizations: the overt denial of the value of youth participation in paranormal investigations. MUFON, for example, would not allow Sean to be classified as a Field Investigator even though he successfully completed the written test. They only gave him the option of turning in the test and having them hold it until he was 18 years old. The trend was not exclusive to UFO groups: several ghost groups in Ohio (the closest being in Xenia, OH at the time) also had age restrictions on investigators. In response to this denial Sean founded NKYPYG as an unofficial after-school club at his high school in the fall of 2001. Meeting in Owen Huff's English classroom, Sean led a group of students in discussions about various paranormal topics. On weekends the group would have outings to haunted sites or UFO hotspots to practice field investigation techniques.

Sean began mentoring under UFO investigator Kenny Young in 2001, and continued to assist Kenny in his investigations until his death in 2005. Sean has investigated numerous claims of the paranormal in public and private sites around the tri-state and beyond. He has served as the Youth Programs Director for KYMUFON, Kentucky State Director for the US UFO Information and Reporting Center (USUFOIRC), and Director of NKYPYG/ARN.

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Brandon Kuntz is an independent researcher currently residing in Covington, Kentucky. He assists in locating haunted sites to investigate, witness interviews, and video recording work.

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Byron Jarboe is a Zoomtown technical support technician currently residing in Lakeside Park, Kentucky. He is knowledgeable about electrical, HVAC, and plumbing systems and attempts to locate natural and man-made causes for mysterious phenomena.

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